Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces
Geneva, Nov 08, 2015
LOT 281
ROLEX REF. 1803 STELLA DIAL "SANG DE BOEUF" DIAMOND INDEX PINK GOLD Rolex, "Oyster Perpetual, Day-Date, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified", case No. 1868227, Ref. 1803. Made in 1968. Very fine and rare, tonneau-shaped, center-seconds, self-winding, water-resistant, 18K pink gold wristwatch with day and date and an 18k gold Rolex buckle. Accompanied by a Rolex fitted box.
CHF 12,000 - 18,000
HKD 96,000 - 145,000 / USD 12,400 - 19,000
Sold: CHF 13,750
Three-body, solid, polished and brushed, faceted bezel, screw- down case back and crown, crystal with Cyclops lens. Oxblood red dial with applied square and baguette diamond indexes and luminous dots, outer minutes/ seconds divisions, apertures for the day and date. Luminous pink gold baton hands. Cal.1556, rhodium-plated, fausses cotes decoration, 26 jewels, monometallic balance adjusted to temperatures and five positions, straight line lever escapement, shock-absorber, self-compensating free-sprung Breguet balance-spring, Microstella regulating screws, hack mechanism.
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AAA |
Excellent |
Case: 3-8 |
Good Slightly scratched |
Movement: 2* |
Very good Overhaul recommended, at buyer's expense |
Dial: 2-01 |
Very good HANDS Original |